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Waimea 400 Affordable Housing Master Plan/Land Use Entitlements, Kauai <br /> In 2019, the County of Kauai purchased a 417-acre property in West Kauai between Waimea and <br /> Kekaha referred to as 'Waimea 400." With extensive input from the community, PBR HAWAII <br /> developed an adaptive conceptual master plan that can be adjusted over time based on the <br /> potential impacts of sea level rise, groundwater intrusion, and climate change. Permanent <br /> structures are located at higher elevations and areas not anticipated to be impacted by anticipated <br /> sea level rise exposure. <br /> The project included an initial survey that received over 700 responses identifying the <br /> community's desired uses for the site; and a design challenge where area high school students <br /> learned about land use planning and developed their own master plans for the site. The plan <br /> envisions continuing the relationship with the schools and community in applying traditional <br /> ecological knowledge in the adaptive management of the site and becoming the learning grounds <br /> for incubator and innovative agriculture, wetland restoration, affordable and transitional housing, <br /> and community-based recreational spaces. <br /> The project received the 2022 American Planning Association, Hawaii Chapter Honorable <br /> Mention award in Outstanding Planning. <br /> In the next stages of implementation, PBR HAWAII has been further engaged to prepare a site plan <br /> for the roughly 60 acres dedicated to affordable housing and to process related land use <br /> entitlements including a State Land Use Boundary Amendment, an HRS Section 201H-38 <br /> Application, and a National Environmental Policy Act EA. Community engagement is also included <br /> and integral to developing the affordable housing site plan. Over 150 people attended the first <br /> kick-off community workshop. PBR HAWAII will also establish and maintain a project website and <br /> prepare a market assessment and an economic and fiscal impact assessment of the affordable <br /> housing elements of Waimea 400. <br /> CONCEPTUAL MASTER PLAN <br /> ZONE 1 <br /> r Allow to Flood <br /> tOHE a Remediate and <br /> Prepare for Flood YLa MIN <br /> (Fd nd 3211 :V _ <br /> :one a i9 <br /> m1E x ?•�_� . Possi6fe Future <br /> Flood SLR-XA <br /> • . •r+ fY' I9termittent "n!. <br /> FloodinD&i TE <br /> A <br /> A4' <br /> ansti of <br /> i,�...:�. l � Tr I fN <br /> 4 Ad. Flood Zones ""'. - '"c-•, <br /> '�. .. i ONE 5: <br /> ....:c--` Upland Areas .� <br /> ADPA5TZONEBOUNDAPlE58AS£aONFLOOD/t7RAINAGESTUDY rmvw. • <br /> WAPBR H AVG'A I I <br />